Manager Generation System Engineering

Job Summary
The Manager Generation System Engineering is responsible for leadership and engineering oversight of NIPSCO's existing and new Generation Assets. This position will guide engineers to support the meticulous collaboration ensuring proper turnover, management, and operations of generation assets. This position will develop, implement, and oversee Generation's strategic plan to ensure successful execution of NiSource and NIPSCO Electric Operation's strategic goals.
Essential Functions

• Display leadership and support to provide a safe work environment

• Create a supportive environment by building effective relationships, treating people with dignity, and soliciting feedback to improve effectiveness

• Coach, provide timely feedback, and clarity of purpose and direction while giving the opportunity for all employees to reach their maximum potential and contribution

• Ensure alignment of corporate strategies within the current business environment by maintaining industry, engineering, regulatory and economic knowledge. Apply industry best practices to integrate knowledge areas for optimum asset health and production.

• Manage staff to support the efficiency and functionality of our Generation Assets (coal, natural gas, wind, solar, and BESS)

• Support strategic maintenance plans by providing technical feedback consolidated from the team to effectively maintain our KPI’s.

• Manage mitigative actions plans for events that drive our performance relative to our KPI’s.

• Actively engage with the teams and leadership to ensure our KPI’s align with the industry and corporate strategic visions and goals.

• Aggregate and consolidate data and information to present to leadership in a concise and straightforward format to drive key business decisions and O&M activities. Work with leadership teams to develop and drive internal alignment on asset-level strategy and determine annual objectives.

• Provide timely, relevant, and quantifiable information to their Directors and Vice Presidents to assist them with balanced decision-making regarding project management and/or financial opportunities

• Lead a team that works with engineering firms to provide engineering solutions that effectively meet the company’s goals and objective while adhering to the financial goals of the company

• Ensures all OSHA, NEC, NFPA, AWSD1.1, federal, state, and other applicable codes and regulations are followed during the design, construction, repair, and operation of station equipment.

• Ensure full collaboration between internal departments such as Generation, Power Delivery, Major Projects, Transmission Planning, Distribution, Market Settlements & Support, Regulatory Support, Asset Optimization, Metering, Industrial Billing, FP&A, NERC/CIP compliance, OT, IT, procurement, Real Estate, & Facilities

• Maintain an efficient and responsive team that has a presence primarily in the field by managing scope and tasks from a field and an office perspective.

• Provide concise and timely updates to leadership and occasionally represent your functional areas when presenting to executive level leadership.

• Ensure resource decisions and tasks are backed by data and justified by value added benefits to the organization.

• Ensures all internal and external stakeholders are aligned to support successful transition of all renewable assets from project phase into operations phase.

• Support the internal stakeholders for upcoming renewable energy project phases & Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) as well as ongoing requirements for assets currently in commercial operation.

• Lead the selection, evaluation, and hiring of new employees. Provides training and development oversight to new employees utilizing NIPSCO's employee orientation and training guidelines.

• Act as an advisor on at least one renewable energy industry group (such as EPRI)

Required Qualifications For Position

• Bachelor's Degree Bachelor’s degree in related field such as Engineering or Engineering Technology

• 7-9 years Minimum 7 years individual or combined experience in one or more of the following: renewable energy, project management, operations, maintenance, engineering, legal/contractual, or related experience

• Must have the ability to lead and function in multi-discipline teams across multiple sites High

• Ability to coach, develop and motivate employees to perform at high levels of productivity High

• Strong organizational planning and business administration skills High

• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation and interpersonal skills High

• Strategically minded with strong analytical and problem-solving skills High

• Working knowledge of accounting, finance, and analytical processes Medium

• Previous experience with leveraging Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) for business needs Medium

• Working knowledge of all aspects of a regulated electric utility Medium

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications High

• Working knowledge of data management and business intelligence software Medium

• Preferred: Master of Business Administration (MBA) Medium

• Knowledge with Generation Assets (Wind, Solar, Hydro, BESS, Coal, Natural Gas) High

• Preferred: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Medium

• Preferred: Mental/physical stress management skills to effectively deal with the pressures of unexpected changes, deadlines, time, and budget constraints Medium

• Preferred: Experience/education/training in writing business plans, creating implementation plans (tactical and strategic), budget justifications Medium

• Preferred: Experience/trained use of computers and project software. Formal training/education in coaching and development of employees Medium

Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position
Physical Demands

• Standing - Occasionally

• Walking - Occasionally

• Sitting - Constantly

• Lifting - Rarely

• Carrying - Rarely

• Pushing - Rarely

• Pulling - Rarely

• Climbing - Occasionally

• Balancing - Rarely

• Stooping - Occasionally

• Kneeling - Rarely

• Crouching - Occasionally

• Crawling - Occasionally

• Reaching - Rarely

• Handling - Occasionally

• Grasping - Occasionally

• Feeling - Occasionally

• Talking - Constantly

• Hearing - Constantly

• Repetitive Motions - Frequently

• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Frequently

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.

As a public utility, NiSource is required to provide continuous service to customers at all times. To ensure we fulfill that obligation, employees may be required to work outside their normal work hours and perform tasks outside of their normal responsibilities in support of emergency operations.

Work Authorization

Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

Workplace Connection
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.

Respect the unique lived experiences within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represents all walks of life and all backgrounds.​

Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity 
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.

By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities. 

ADA Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any part of the hiring process or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact OneHR at [email protected] or 1-888-640-3320

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